Ihuoma Julia Nneji, the lady declared wanted on Tuesday by the Nigeria Police Force through the National Cybercrime Centre, Abuja (NPF-NCCC), has petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, demanding a retraction within 48 hours.
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Nneji, who is the daughter of popular transporter Frank Nneji, also demanded a written apology from the NPF-NCCC within the same period.
She made the demands through her solicitors, Pillar-Rest Attorneys, who asked the law enforcement agency to direct the removal of the Special Police Gazette Bulletin declaring their client wanted.
The letter from Nneji’s solicitors, entitled “Report of Unlawful Public Declaration of Ihuoma Julia Nneji ‘Wanted’ by the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre Unit in Breach of Her Fundamental Rights”, was dated April 16, 2025.
The petition, signed by Oyaje James Oyigoga, was specifically addressed to the IGP at Force Headquarters, Abuja, through the Director of the NPF-NCCC, Abuja.
According to the solicitors, the declaration constitutes a breach of their client’s fundamental rights protected under the Nigerian Constitution. They demanded that the notice of the declaration be retracted and published across all platforms and media outlets where it may have been disseminated.
Other demands made by the solicitors include a written apology to their client for the reputational damage, emotional trauma, and unlawful declaration by the police. The letter also requested “a written undertaking that our client’s rights shall no longer be infringed upon.”
According to the letter, failure by the NPF to comply with these demands within the stipulated time will lead to appropriate legal proceedings to enforce Ihuoma Julia Nneji’s fundamental rights.
“We are aware that the action of the Nigeria Police Force in declaring our client wanted without first inviting her or availing her an opportunity to be heard and respond to the allegations in the petition is a violation of her constitutional rights, as enshrined in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended),” the letter read in part.
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